– Can Pi be calculated in another numeral system (base?)

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When Pi is calculated in decimal you get a never ending remainder. Is this simply a quirk of the decimal system that wouldn’t exist if we were born with 12 fingers instead of 10?

What would happen if your used hexadecimal or unidecimal to find the value of pi. Is there a way to find a theorical base system which would produce a whole number for pi. Like base 42, for example?

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In short, no. Changing your base will never get you different results beyond the result being represented in a different base. It’s like if you had a 2 foot board and you wanted it longer, so you measured it in metric. Different representation, same board.

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